DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 38, 21 January 1898, Page 13

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows for Saturday. January 15 :—: — The number of horses forward for Saturday's sale was not great. The entries for the most part consisted of medium draughts and aged and weedy light harness sort*. As neither of these classes of horses are in demand the amount of business done was limited. Although draughts are not quite so much in demand at present, as this is an off season with farmers as far as draught horses are concerned, we expect to see the inquiry for good young draughts much improved ere long, when the harvest is nearer at hand. Inquiries continue to come for strong young light harness horses, suitable for spring cart, 'bus, and tram work, and we can recommend consignments of these sorts to the mtirket. We quote : First-class young draught mares and geldings, £35 to £40 ; good do, £28 to £33 ; medium draught mares and geldings, £20 to £25 ; aged do, £12 to £18 ; first-class hack and light harness horses, £18 to £25 ; good do, £12 to £17 ; medium do, £7 to £10 ; aged and inferior, £2 to £5.